vuvuzela, noun
- Forms:
- Also vuvusela.
- Origin:
- IsiZuluShow more From IsiZulu.
A long straight plastic horn that produces a loud monotone, often used by spectators at sporting events.
- Note:
- Introduced to international audiences during the 2010 Soccer World Cup hosted by South Africa, where the instrument came to public notice.
2006 S. sama Yende in City Press 5 Mar. 12A mayor has been charged with public disturbance after blowing a vuvuzela and chanting..slogans at a church last weekend.
2017 timeslive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)One of the fans who invaded the pitch went to the bench to ask them what’s happening while another, brandishing a vuvuzela, went straight to goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane to have a stern word with him.
A long straight plastic horn that produces a loud monotone, often used by spectators at sporting events.
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